Ad LibitumFebruary 2023Comfort Measures OnlyLauren E. Fields, MDLauren E. Fields, MDMGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Cambridge, MassachusettsSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M22-0487 Audio Reading - “Comfort Measures Only” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Comfort Measures Only” by Lauren E. Fields, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail And so, his wife begins to considerthe shadow she could never shake:her life without him, where it seemingly had never beenbefore, breaths in wanting of the echo of his—a new silence that emergesand is an empty armchair.It makes her laugh, the realization:she cannot sketch their liveswith any separation, impossibleto split two trees with roots intertwinedlike matted hair, and have both survive. And anyway,what is that, survival, without him?her eyes seem to ask, searching oursfor answer, for prediction and prognosisof grief. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Lauren E. Fields, MDAffiliations: MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Cambridge, MassachusettsCorresponding Author: Lauren E. Fields, MD, 15 Parkman Street, Wang ACC 815, Boston, MA 02114; e-mail, [email protected]harvard.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Comfort Measures Only” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Comfort Measures Only” by Lauren E. Fields, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics February 2023Volume 176, Issue 2Page: 285 ePublished: 21 February 2023 Issue Published: February 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...